Polar Bear Plunge
On Saturday, January 3 2009, from 12pm – 2pm at the St Marys Aquatic Center, join us for the Polar Bear Plunge!
Bring in the New Year with a trip down the big slide at the St Marys Aquatic Center, located just minutes east of Kingsland. The Polar Bear Plunge event will take place on the 1st Saturday in January from noon to 2pm and admission is free to all who brave the cold temperatures. The water will be chilly, so bring warm clothes to change into (wetsuits are allowed!). Concessions will be available, lifeguards will be on duty, parents must accompany all children under 10 years of age and all height restrictions will apply. For more information, contact 912-673-8118 or www.funatsmac.com
From 8 – 10 am enjoy breakfast with the Grand Marshall of the Christmas parade, Santa Claus at the Okefenokee Education and Research Center. There are limited tickets available on first come basis. Admission is $3 for children and $4 for adults.
For more information please call 912-496-2536 or email okechamber@alltel.net
The annual event starts at dusk at the old paper mill site. The parade proceeds down the holiday decorated Osborne Street with Santa & Mrs. Santa leading the way. Once Santa arrives at the waterfront the City Christmas Tree is lit. Music and performances at the waterfront.
This is a great way for your and your family to get into the holiday spirit.
Downtown Kingsland comes together for the City’s Annual Christmas Tree Lighting. Presented by the Kingsland Community Betterment Program, this event is held at 6pm at the Kingsland City Park (in front of the Kingsland Police Department). Activities include: Live Christmas caroling, Christmas story reading, Santa Claus and features free holiday refreshments – hot cocoa, wassail, and Christmas cookies! Free & fun for all ages. For more information, contact the Kingsland Convention & Visitors Bureau at 912-729-5999 or www.VisitKingsland.com
Located at the Howard Gilman Waterfront Park, St. Marys Street, St. Marys. All of the events are free of charge from the holiday Ginger Bread House serving up cookies and cocoa to numerous crafts, games 
and activities for the kids. Hayrides, a kids train, holiday carolers and choirs, bell-ringers and musicians the day will be chocked full of yuletide fun. Santa will arrive to distribute Christmas stockings to each child. The evening ends with a classic Christmas movie shown on a large outdoor movie screen at dusk. Call (912) 882-1718 for more information
The public is invited to re-live the joys of an old-fashioned Christmas as they tour historic homes, inns, and Churches and other historic buildings from 5 to 9 pm on December 13, 2008.
An annual tradition hosted by St. Marys Convention & Visitors Bureau partnering, with the Historic Preservation Commission; this year’s tour includes some sites that the public might not ordinarily have access to such as the old city jail in City Hall, the Historic St. Marys Railroad Depot.
Some of the city’s most beautiful bed and breakfasts and homes will be on the tour this year as well, each uniquely decorated in the fashion of their era. The Bachlott House (home of the National Park Service), the Stotesbury Johnson House (home of Family Matters), six private homes, two bed and breakfast inns, and five churches will open their doors for the event—many serving refreshments.
Carolers will further enhance the Norman Rockwell experience, and other entertainment includes bagpipes and hand bells.
Transportation between tour stops will be provided by golf carts hosted by members of the St. Marys Golf Cart Association , the St. Marys First Baptist Church bus, and the new Convention & Visitors Bureau trolley.
Tickets may be purchased at the St. Marys Welcome Center, 406 Osborne Street, Sheila’s Hallmark, The Goodbread House, Cumberland Inn & Suites, Spencer House, French Quarter, Once Upon a Bookseller, and at the ITT Department at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base for $10 in advance and $15 on the day of the tour.
This year’s Candlelight Tour is dedicated to the memory of St. Marys’ beloved resident and history lover Ann Stacy. Proceeds will benefit the Historic Preservation Commission of St. Marys and support tourism development by St. Marys Convention & Visitors Bureau.
For more information about the tour, call 912-882-4000. For information about St. Marys, visit www.stmaryswelcome.com.
